S vs Posthumous - What's the difference?
s | posthumous |
The nineteenth letter of the .
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur
Symbols for SI units
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(originally) Born after the death of one's father.
After the death of someone
Taking place after one's own death
In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
As a letter s
is the letter s with a.As an adjective posthumous is
(originally) born after the death of one's father.s
Translingual
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Symbol
(wikipedia) (mul-symbol)See also
(Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }}posthumous
English
Alternative forms
* post-humousAdjective
(-)- ''Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.
- The posthumous was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.
- Usage note: Posthumous awards are made when the intended recipient dies as a result of the action which merits the award. Even a short time lag between the action and the decision may cause the award to be conferred after death or there may be a longer delay such as when a review board decides to confer an award decades after a war has ended but such awards while they may be ''post mortem'' (literally, "after death") are not posthumous awards.
- Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
- ''His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.